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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget. The larger commercial vehicles — such as Class 8 trucks — are more difficult to electrify due to a lack of models from manufacturers and a higher price tag than their diesel equivalent. Swapping all that diesel and jet fuel with batteries and biofuels won't be easy.

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Managing risk, achieving impact: Linking sovereign debt with climate and nature targets

Business Green

Public debt increased by $12tr in 2020 according to the Institute of International Finance, exacerbating already high levels of debt in some emerging markets. According to JP Morgan, global issuance of sustainability-linked bonds could reach $120-$150bn in 2021 - compared with $8.9bn in 2020.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

Mon, 09/14/2020 - 02:11. Lately, a steady march of searing heat, ruinous floods, horrific wildfires, unbreathable air, devastating hurricanes and other climate-related calamities has been traversing our screens and wreaking havoc to national and local budgets. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Joel Makower.

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Reports: Government mulls gas boiler phase out delay amid cost concerns

Business Green

Moreover, figures argued the price tag on low carbon heating systems would only start to fall once installations gather momentum across the country, and that a more stretching timeline for decarbonisation could spur much-needed innovation in the sector. investment in low carbon boiler manufacturer Tepeo.

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How to bridge the SME net zero financing gap

Business Green

Launched in 2020, the SME Climate Hub now counts 5,200 committed signatories. That estimated $100,000 price tag for putting firms on a more resilient pathway looks like increasingly good value. More than half - 54 per cent - said they would like to build a network of companies to reach out and learn from on all things net zero.

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'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

Business Green

During the pandemic-disrupted 2020, UK greenhouse gas emissions plummeted around 13 per cent, amounting to a 48 per cent cut in emissions since 1990. Aviation emissions were down a whopping 60 per cent in 2020, shipping emissions down 24 per cent, and road transport emissions fell 18 per cent.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

This leads to a wide range of replacement times; a meter tagged as faulty in January 2020 could be replaced as late as December 2021, nearly two years later, while one identified in December 2020 could be replaced within a year.